Apr 19, 2024

2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalogue

2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalogue Archived Catalogue

Course Descriptions

All undergraduate courses offered by the university are listed. Not all of the courses listed are offered within a single academic year. A listing of the courses offered during a given semester is available online before preregistration each semester.

Note: This catalogue has been amended per a 2016 UNCW Faculty Senate decision to retroactively remove the Thematic Transdisciplinary Cluster requirement from the University Studies program. Students who wish to complete a cluster may do so, however, completion of a cluster is no longer required. Course description references to Thematic Transdisciplinary Clusters apply to students who choose to complete a cluster.

Trial Courses

Academic departments may offer special trial courses during the fall and spring semesters on a one-time basis without adding them to their regular departmental offerings. A second trial offering, if additional data are essential, must be within two regular semesters of the first. Numbers designating these special courses are 292 and 492. Descriptive information on trial courses does not appear in the catalogue but is on file in the Office of the Registrar.

Sequenced Courses

A hyphen connecting courses (e.g., 201-202) indicates that the first course in the sequence must be satisfactorily completed prior to registration in the second course of the sequence. When course numbers are separated by a comma (e.g., 201, 202), the first course is not necessarily prerequisite to those following.

Online Courses

The university currently offers a variety of online courses, and two degree programs, the RN to B.S. option in nursing and Bachelor of Science in clinical research (CLR), are delivered totally online. Such courses are so designated in the Class Schedule and are open to both on- and off-campus students. Students interested in these programs should consult the online courses Web site http://www.uncw.edu/online.

Credits and Class Meetings

Unless specifically indicated at the end of the course description, the number of hours a class meets each week is the same as the credit hour value of the course. The semester hours credit for each course is indicated in parentheses immediately below the title of the course. For example, if three hours of credit may be earned, the credit is indicated as follows: (3). In variable credit courses, the minimum and maximum hours are shown as follows: (1-3).

Course Prefixes

The prefixes used to designate courses are abbreviations of the names of departments or fields of study within departments, as shown below:

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English
	ENG 495 - Senior Seminar in Literature Credits: 3 Prerequisite: ENG 205 , three additional hours in ENG literature or language at the 300-400 level, and junior or senior standing. Intensive opportunity for research experience under faculty supervision of an author or topic in literature. Emphasis on individualized work, which may include oral reports, a longer research project, and appropriate bibliographic assignments. Required of English majors in the Literature Option; fulfills seminar requirements for majors in the Teacher Licensure Option. May be repeated under a different subtitle. Satisfies University Studies VI: Common Requirements/Capstone Course. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	ENG 496 - Senior Seminar in Writing/Rhetoric Credits: 3 Prerequisite: ENG 204 or ENG 205 and junior or senior standing, or consent of instructor. Intensive study of a theme, issue, or genre in writing/rhetoric. Provides significant student engagement. Required of English majors in Professional Writing Option; fulfills seminar requirement for Teacher Licensure. Satisfies University Studies VI: Common Requirements/Capstone Course. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	ENG 498 - Internship in Writing Credits: 3 Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing and consent of the internship coordinator. Minimum GPA applies. Academic training and practical writing experience through work in a private company or public agency. Faculty supervision and evaluation of all study and on-site activity. Satisfies University Studies V: Explorations Beyond the Classroom. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	ENG 499 - Honors Work In English Credits: 2 - 3 Prerequisite: Eligibility for honors program and nine hours of literature or writing courses (depending on project focus), at least three hours at the 300-400 level. Independent study for honor students. Satisfies University Studies V: Explorations Beyond the Classroom. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
Entrepreneurship and Business Development
	EBD 280 - Entrepreneurship for Non-Business Majors Credits: 3 Primary focus on the entrepreneurial mindset and the process for starting a business. Specific areas include the characteristics of successful entrepreneurs, profiles of successful new businesses, identifying and evaluating new business opportunities, and developing the business plan. Social and developmental entrepreneurship are also addressed. Partially satisfies University Studies II: Approaches and Perspectives/Understanding Human Institutions and Behaviors. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EBD 281 - Creativity and Innovation Credits: 3 Primary focus on the processes for fostering creativity and innovation. Emphasis on the creative process, creative problem solving, and intrapreneurship. Particular attention directed to the development of new products, services, processes, and business models. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EBD 301 - Accounting and Finance for Entrepreneurs Credits: 3 Prerequisite: EBD 280 with a grade of ‘B’ or higher. This course will provide students with the essential accounting and financial skills to create and manage a business. The topics include the following: methods for raising equity, basic financial statement analysis, risk measurement, and financial valuation. The class will be a mixture of lectures, problems, discussions. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EBD 302 - Growing and Managing the Business Credits: 3 Prerequisite: EBD 280 with a grade of ‘B’ or higher. Focus on key organizational activities that facilitate the growth and management of an enterprise. Provides valuable information for effective marketing techniques designed to grow, compete, and sustain the business. Focus on managing human resources and the ability to strategically develop the business model as it progresses through growth phases. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EBD 354 - Managing Innovation and Technology Credits: 3 (MGT 354 ) Prerequisite: Admission to Cameron School of Business. Development and adoption of new technology in corporate operations. Attention directed to creating an environment that fosters continuous improvement through experimentation, innovation, and change. Topics include the nature of technology, its role in business strategy, technological forecasting, the creative process, organization and management of professional personnel, and project management techniques. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EBD 380 - Entrepreneurship Credits: 3 Prerequisites or corequisites: ACG 203 and MKT 340 . Primary focus on starting a new business. Specific areas include identifying business opportunities, conducting feasibility studies, developing the business plan, evaluating alternative ways of financing new ventures and identifying the appropriate form of legal organization. Purchasing an existing business and acquiring a franchise are also addressed. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EBD 480 - Managing Emerging Ventures Credits: 3 Prerequisites: EBD 380 and admission to Cameron School of Business. Examination of the challenges associated with maintaining a high rate of growth in relatively new firms. Particular attention directed to integrating strategic and operational issues. Additional emphasis on balancing the financial, customer, human resource, and business systems dimensions to enhance performance. Extensive use of case study. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EBD 481 - Entrepreneurial Finance and Valuation Credits: 3 Prerequisites: EBD 380 and FIN 335 and admission to Cameron School of Business. Focus on financial planning and analysis, sources of funding, and business valuation. Particular attention directed to debt financing, valuation theory and techniques, due diligence, angel investing, venture capital funding, and public/private offerings. Extensive use of case study. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EBD 482 - Global Entrepreneurship and Exporting Credits: 3 Prerequisites: INB 300 and admission to Cameron School of Business. Primary focus on entrepreneurial activities within the international arena. Particular attention on the mechanisms of international entry modes, import and export management, licensing mechanisms, international financing, the impact of globalization, identifying business opportunities, risk assessment, legal and accounting implications of international activities, and international intellectual protection processes. Upon completion of this course, students will be qualified to take the Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP) exam. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EBD 490 - Business Development and Commercialization Credits: 3 Prerequisites: EBD 480 and EBD 481 and admission to Cameron School of Business. Course focuses on how businesses can be more entrepreneurial. Particular attention on identifying opportunities, developing and launching new products and services, and creating an organizational environment that fosters innovation. Students develop business plans for a new venture or business development as the culminating project for the option in entrepreneurship and business development. Extensive use of case analysis. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EBD 491 - Directed Individual Study Credits: 1 - 3 Overall GPA of at least 3.00, junior or senior standing, consent of department chairman, and admission to Cameron School of Business. For further information, consult the Directed Individual Studies section in this catalogue. Satisfies University Studies V: Explorations Beyond the Classroom. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EBD 495 - Topics in Entrepreneurship and Business Development Credits: 1 - 3 Prerequisite: Admission to Cameron School of Business. Specific topics in entrepreneurship and business development not addressed in depth in other courses. May be repeated under a different subtitle. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EBD 498 - Internship in Entrepreneurship and Business Development Credits: 1 - 6 Prerequisites: EBD 380 , junior or senior standing, 3.00 GPA in the Cameron School of Business.Involves the application of entrepreneurship and business development knowledge in a real world setting. Satisfies University Studies V: Explorations Beyond the Classroom. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EBD 499 - Honors Work in Entrepreneurship and Business Development Credits: 2 - 3 Prerequisite: Senior standing and admission to Cameron School of Business. Independent work for honors students. Satisfies University Studies V: Explorations Beyond the Classroom. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
Environmental Studies
	EVS 195 - Introduction to Environmental Studies Credits: 3 Interdisciplinary introduction to the scope and application of environmental studies. Emphasis will be placed on an integrated analysis of environmental principles and discussions centering on current environmental problems. Partially satisfies University Studies II: Approaches and Perspectives/Scientific Approaches to the Natural World. Satisfies University Studies II: Approaches and Perspectives/Living in a Global Society. Partially Satisfies University Studies III: Thematic Transdisciplinary Cluster/Modeling.The lab for this course is EVSL 195 . Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EVS 205 - Global Environmental Issues Credits: 3 Interdisciplinary study of major environmental issues such as human overpopulation, biodiversity loss, food and water scarcity, climate change energy stratospheric ozone depletion, acid raid, and poverty. Causes, effects, policy implications, international negotiations, and treaties will be discussed. Partially satisfies University Studies II: Approaches and Perspectives/Scientific Approaches to the Natural World. Satisfies University Studies II: Approaches and Perspectives/Living in a Global Society. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EVS 281 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems in Environmental Sciences Credits: 0 - 4 Prerequisite: EVS 195 or consent of instructor. An introduction to how GIS works and how it is used as a tool to address environmental management/study issues. An applied perspective on a fundamental tool for today’s environment manager/scientist. Two lecture and three lab hours each week. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EVS 325 - Environmental Economics Credits: 3 (ECN 325 ) Prerequisite: ECN 125 or ECN 221 and junior standing. Application of basic economic principles to help understand environmental problems and evaluate alternative solutions. Economic principles used to analyze fundamental environmental issues such as property rights, externalities, conservation, public good, environmental protection, natural resource damage assessment, and pollution control. Specific focus on methods for non-market valuation. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EVS 330 - Natural Resource Economics Credits: 3 (ECN 330 ) Prerequisite: ECN 125 or ECN 221 and junior standing. Economic principles developed and applied to evaluate public and private decisions involving the use and allocation of natural resources. Optimal control theory developed and applied to the management of natural resources. Attention to specific resource management areas such as forests and fisheries. Feasibility of alternatives for public policy. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EVS 360 - Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management Credits: 3 Prerequisite: EVS 195 . The history, development, legislation and management of natural resource-based recreation areas. Management techniques used by federal, state and municipal recreation resource agencies highlighted. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EVS 361 - History and Philosophy of Natural Resources Management Credits: 3 Prerequisite: EVS 195 . Development of natural resources management in the United States. Specific attention to historical development of natural resources management policy, and the philosophical stance of individuals who are instrumental in creation of those policies. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EVS 362 - Environmental Law Credits: 3 Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing or consent of instructor. Examination of the purposes, methodology, and impacts of the environmental regulatory process, ranging from traditional common law remedies to novel approaches such as the pollution rights markets. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EVS 364 - Natural Resource Policy Credits: 3 Existing natural resource laws, institutions and programs are summarized in their historical context and in relation to current natural resource issues. Philosophical underpinnings of policy positions are examined and discussed. Models of policy creation, implementation, and reform, with specific examples focusing on natural resource management. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EVS 370 - Environmental Psychology Credits: 3 (PSY 370 ) Prerequisite: PSY 105 . Interactions between the physical environment and behavior of the individual. Emphasis on perception of the environment, the behavioral effects of noxious factors in the environment, the psychology of environmental design, and the formation and change of attitudes about the environment. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EVS 430 - Tropical Environmental Ecology Credits: 3 Prerequisite: EVS 195 or consent of the instructor. In-depth introduction to the issues, debates, and conservation of tropical environments, especially focusing on the current ecological, social, and economic environmental problems. Emphasis on the Neotropics of Central and South Amercia and the Caribbean, although Asian, African, Australian, and Polynesian tropical locations will also be covered. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EVS 431 - International Field Experience Credits: 1 - 6 Prerequisite: EVS 195 or permission of instructor. An interdisciplinary introduction to environmental field methods and investigation in foreign countries. Focused study on environmental issues and problems specific to host country on local, regional, and global scales. Course integrates field and classroom instruction. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 12 semester hours based on different international locations. Satisfies University Studies V: Explorations Beyond the Classroom. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EVS 440 - Wildlife Field Methods for Conservation Credits: 4 Prerequisite: EVS 195 . A hands-on course in the tools and techniques of wildlife field methods. Focusing on amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, students learn basic applied wildlife methods employed by conservation and management agencies. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EVS 445 - Environmental Conservation Credits: 3 Prerequisite: EVS 195 , EVSL 195 , BIO 366 , BIOL 366 , or consent of instructor. A scientific exploration of conservation theories and practices to understand the challenges of protecting, maintaining, and restoring biological diversity to Earth’s many environs. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EVS 450 - Food and the Environment Credits: 3 Prerequisite: EVS 195 or consent of instructor. This course reviews the history of agricultural development in the United States, paying particular attention to federal policies that provide incentives for agricultural production. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EVS 451 - Environmental Film Credits: 3 Prerequisite: EVS 195 or consent of instructor. View and discuss both feature films and documentaries that relate to environmental issues. Specifically look at the effectiveness of films at conveying scientific information to the public. Analyze arguments presented in the films. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EVS 460 - Environmental Education Technologies Credits: 3 (EVS 560 ) Focus on the use of new technologies to teach about the environment; current issues and trends in environmental education; the development, implementation, and assessment of new technologies; and effective instructional strategies to teach key environmental principles and concepts. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EVS 462 - Seminar in Environmental Law and Policy Credits: 3 Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing and EVS 362 or consent of instructor. In-depth focus on issues related to the environmental regulatory process, including research methods and topic areas of current interest in environmental law and policy. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EVS 463 - Environmental Education and Interpretation Credits: 3 Prerequisite: EVS 195 . Techniques for interpreting natural and cultural resources to the public. Focus on the development of experiential program techniques and the use of written, visual, and audiovisual media to provide natural history, cultural heritage and ecological concepts to the public. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EVS 470 - Advanced Natural Resource and Wildland Management Credits: 3 Prerequisites: EVS 195 and EVS 360 . An in-depth study of natural resource management. Emphasis on application of management techniques to resource problem solving in wildland areas. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EVS 471 - Management of User-Oriented Natural Resource Areas Credits: 3 Prerequisites: EVS 195 and EVS 360 . In-depth study of natural resource management. Emphasis on application of management techniques to user-oriented natural resource areas, including land use, planning practices and standards, and facility design. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EVS 472 - Coastal Protected Areas Management Credits: 3 Prerequisites: EVS 195 and EVS 360 or consent of the Instructor. Study of resource management focused on protected areas maintained by government agencies and by private non-profit organization. Emphasis will be on natural area significance, site selection, management plan development, policy formulation, protection options, use conflicts, and public relations. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EVS 474 - Wildland Fire Management Credits: 3 Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing, or consent of instructor. Basic training in wildland fire management. Focuses on both the suppression of wild fires and the use of controlled burning as a natural resource management too. Instruction is through both in-class lectures and practical field training. Students will participate in actual controlled burn experiences. Participants in the course must meet established physical fitness guidelines. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EVS 475 - Current Environmental Issues through Film Credits: 3 Prerequisite: EVS 195 . Viewing and evaluating how feature films and documentaries influence discussion and opinions about environmental issues and how effectively the videos convey scientific information to the public. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EVS 476 - Topics and Issues in Sustainability Credits: 3 Prerequisite: EVS 195 and EVSL 195 or consent of the instructor. Fundamentals and current topical issues (global to local) related to the concept of a sustainable society. The environmental issues (energy, water, climate, soil, forests, food, population) will be the primary focus of the course but current social and economic issues will be woven into each topic. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EVS 477 - Environmental Site Assessment Credits: 3 Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing or consent of the instructor. Study of ASTM guidelines for environmental site assessment, emphasis on historic overview, regulations, and preparation methods associated with environmental site assessment. Lecture and field trips. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EVS 478 - Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Credits: 3 (EVS 578 ) Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing, or consent of instructor. Study of the physical and chemical hazards present at hazardous waste sites and those encountered during environmental clean-ups, as well as OSHA regulations pertaining to those sites. The class will meet the 40 CFR 1910.120 requirements for 40+ hours of training and OSHA certification will be issued. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EVS 479 - Introduction to Research Diving Credits: 4 Prerequisites: SCUBA certification, medical exam, and permission of instructor. Introduction to advanced diving, research diving, enriched air nitrox, dive rescue, and oxygen administration techniques. Student will be eligible to participate as a scientific diver-in-training or scientific diver at their home institution after completion (including UNCW). Instructors are experienced in using scuba diving as a research tool. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EVS 480 - Undersea Science and Technology Credits: 3 Prerequisite: CSC 105 , EVS 195 . Interdisciplinary introduction to advanced technological developments, such as submersibles, robots, and technical diving, used to explore and work in the undersea environment. Emphasis is placed on case studies. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EVS 485 - Special Topics in Advanced Environmental Science Credits: 1 - 6 Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing and EVS 195 or consent of instructor. Selected topics in environmental science not covered in detail in regular course offerings. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 12 semester hours under different subtitles. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EVS 488 - Forensic Environmental Science Credits: 3 (BIO 488 ) Prerequisite: CHM 102 or equivalent and junior status. Presentation and practice of the techniques for applying scientific methods, investigative procedures, legal standards of evidence, and case preparation techniques to investigation of environmental problems. Three lecture hours each week. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EVS 490 - Senior Project Credits: 1 - 6 Prerequisite: Senior standing and permission of instructor. A research project and seminar under the supervision of a committee of environmental studies faculty. The project should involve the investigation of a current problem in the Environmental Studies field, and the preparation of a written report on the findings. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EVS 491 - Directed Individual Study Credits: 1 - 3 Prerequisite: Overall GPA of at least 2.00, junior or senior standing, and consent of instructor, department chair and dean. Involves investigation under faculty supervision beyond what is offered in existing courses. For further information, consult the Directed Individual Studies section in this catalogue. Satisfies University Studies V: Explorations Beyond the Classroom. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EVS 495 - Seminar in Environmental Studies Credits: 0 - 3 Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing in environmental studies, and consent of instructor. Individual reports and group discussions of the results of student field, laboratory, or library research on selected topics in environmental planning and policies. Satisfies University Studies VI: Common Requirements/Capstone Course. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Information Literacy. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EVS 496 - Applied Service Learning Credits: 1 Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing and consent of instructor. Forty hours of volunteer work in an environmentally-related activity approved by the instructor. Emphasis on placement with an organization related to the student’s future career interests. This course fulfills the applied learning requirement. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EVS 497 - Practicum Environmental Studies Credits: 1 - 12 Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing in environmental studies, 2.00 GPA overall, consent of instructor. Advanced field placement experience in governmental, corporate, NGO or other setting in the environmental field. Provides extended opportunity for fieldwork, research, and creative projects. Relates theory to practical application in the field. Requires a minimum of 150 hours of coursework. Satisfies University Studies V: Explorations Beyond the Classroom. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EVS 498 - Internship in Environmental Studies Credits: 1 - 12 Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing in environmental studies, 2.00 GPA overall, consent of instructor, director of Environment Studies, and dean of College of Arts and Sciences. Synthetic approach to the study of the environment. Development of the “holistic” view of the environment, its interrelationship with science, technology, and society in a seminar format. Involves a work experience with an agency or organization in the area of environmental studies. Satisfies University Studies V: Explorations Beyond the Classroom. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EVS 499 - Honors Work in Environmental Studies Credits: 2 - 3 Prerequisite: Senior standing. Independent study for honors students. Satisfies University Studies V: Explorations Beyond the Classroom. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EVSL 195 - Environmental Studies Lab Credits: 1 Prerequisite or corequisite: EVS 195 . Laboratory analysis of environmental principles, resources, and problems. Application of scientific and social principles to solving current environmental problems. Three hours each week and required field trips. Partially satisfies University Studies II: Approaches and Perspectives/Scientific Approaches to the Natural World. Satisfies University Studies V: Explorations Beyond the Classroom.This course is the lab for EVS 195 . Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
Exercise Science
	EXS 199 - Topics in Exercise Science Credits: 1 - 6 Selected topics in exercise science. May be repeated for up to 6 credit hours. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EXS 216 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Credits: 0 - 4 (PED 216 ) Study of the seven of the eleven major organ systems as each relates to human movement and health. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours per week. Partially satisfies University Studies II: Approaches and Perspectives/Scientific Approaches to the Natural Word. Partially satisfies University Studies III: Thematic Transdisciplinary Cluster/Foundations for Systems Thinking. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EXS 217 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Credits: 3 (PED 217 ) The human nervous, urinary, endocrine, digestive, and reproductive systems as related to health and movement. Partially satisfies University Studies II: Approaches and Perspectives/Scientific Approaches to the Natural World. Partially satisfies University Studies III: Thematic Transdisciplinary Cluster/Foundations for Systems Thinking. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EXS 266 - Applications of Computers in Physical Education and Health Credits: 3 (HEA 266 , PED 266 ) Introduction to technology for students in physical education and health. Topics include microcomputer operations, computer software applications, the Internet, distance learning technologies, and ethics of computer use. Open to declared physical education majors only or by consent of instructor. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EXS 340 - Biomechanics of Sport and Exercise Credits: 3 (PED 340 ) Prerequisite: minimum C- in EXS 216 (or C- in BIO 240 and BIOL 240 ). Neuromuscular and mechanical principles of human movement with emphasis on movement analysis most often encountered in fitness activities and sport skills. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EXS 342 - Skill Analysis for Sport and Physical Activity Credits: 3 (PED 342 ) Prerequisite: EXS major; EXS 340 . Advanced analysis of sport and physical activity skills. Emphasis on observation, error detection and analysis, and improvement prescription. Focus on beginner to intermediate level of performance. Required physical performance of skills. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EXS 349 - Physiology of Exercise and Sport Credits: 0 - 4 Prerequisite: Minimum C in EXS 216 or BIO 240 and BIOL 240 . Fundamental responses of the human body to the stress of exercise, including compensatory adjustments to long-term physical training. Three lecture and two lab hours each week. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EXS 350 - Motor Behavior Credits: 3 (PED 350 ) Prerequisite: EXS 216 . Motor skill acquisition, control, and performance. Physiological and psychological principles of human growth and development. Includes analysis of the sequential progression of fundamental motor skills from infancy through adulthood with primary focus on school-age children. Partially satisfies University Studies: Thematic Transdisciplinary Clusters/Global Diversity. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EXS 355 - Measurement and Evaluation of Human Physical Performance Credits: 3 (PED 355 ) Elementary statistical techniques used in research and interpretation of data; identification of physical fitness and movement components; evaluation of measures now available in the field and administration of performance tests. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EXS 359 - Research and Evaluation in Health, Physical Education and Health Credits: 3 (HEA 359 , PED 359 ) Prerequisite: EXS 355 . Methods of research in the fields of physical education and health. Identification of research problems, sampling methods, data analysis and interpretation, and planning of evaluation studies. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive; Information Literacy. Satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Quantitative and Logical Reasoning. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EXS 379 - Sport, Physical Activity and the Law Credits: 3 (PED 379 ) Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing. An introduction to the legal aspects of amateur sport and physical activity, emphasizing the legal knowledge practitioners need to function effectively. Considers terminology, procedure, operations of the law, and case studies. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EXS 410 - Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning Credits: 4 Prerequisites: Minimum C in EXS 216 or BIO 240 and BIOL 240 ; EXS 349 . Pre- or corequisite: EXS 340 . Comprehensive analysis of strength training and conditioning. Emphasis on the science of exercise, exercise technique, testing/evaluation, and program design. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours each week. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EXS 440 - Selected Topics Exercise Science Credits: 3 Prerequisites: EXS 349 , EXS 355 , and senior standing. Selected topics in exercise science, including exercise prescription and program planning for pediatric, adolescent, adult, and elderly populations. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EXS 460 - Sport and Exercise Psychology Credits: 3 Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing. Study of psychological knowledge and principles as they relate to sport and exercise participants and the sport and exercise environment. Emphasis on practical application of psychological concepts related to sport and exercise. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EXS 470 - Exercise Prescription and Assessment: Healthy Population Credits: 0 - 4 (PED 470 ) Prerequisite: EXS 349 . Concepts of health related physical fitness with emphasis on the design of an individualized exercise program for all ages within an apparently healthy population. Three lecture hours and two laboratory hours per week. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EXS 471 - Exercise Prescription and Assessment: Special Populations Credits: 3 (PED 471 ) Prerequisite: EXS 470 . Concepts of health related physical fitness with emphasis on the design of safe and appropriate individualized exercise programs for all ages within various special populations. Three lecture hours per week. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EXS 472 - Exercise for Cancer Rehabilitation and Survivorship Credits: 3 Prerequisites: EXS 470 or permission of instructor. Physiological and psychological changes and side effects resulting from cancer and its treatment and the potential reversal of those side effects with the implementation of individualized, prescriptive exercise interventions. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EXS 491 - Directed Individual Study Credits: 1 - 3 Prerequisites: Overall GPA of at least 2.7, junior or senior standing, and consent of instructor, director and dean. Involves investigation under faculty supervision beyond what is offered in existing courses. For further information, consult the Directed Individual Studies section in the catalogue. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EXS 497 - Advanced Field Experience in Exercise Science Credits: 3 Prerequisite: EXS 470 . Minimum 90 hours of supervised experience in exercise science. Relates theoretical knowledge to practical application within the field. Satisfies University Studies VI: Common Requirements/Capstone Course. Satisfies University Studies V: Explorations Beyond the Classroom. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	EXS 499 - Honors Program in Exercise Science Credits: 2 - 3 Prerequisites: Eligibility for honors program and senior standing. Independent study for students within the honors program. Satisfies University Studies V: Explorations Beyond the Classroom. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
Film Studies
	FST 110 - Concepts in Film Credits: 3 Introduction to key concepts in film studies and film production. Designed for non-majors in film studies. Two lecture hours and two screening hours each week. Partially satisfies University Studies II: Approaches and Perspectives/Aesthetic, Interpretive, and Literary Perspectives. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	FST 200 - Introduction to Film Study Credits: 3 Prerequisite: PFST major or permission of instructor. Introduction to film study, including analysis of cinematography, editing, composition, performance, sound, and narrative. Films drawn from various national cinemas, representing diverse styles, periods, and genres. Three lecture hours and two screening hours each week. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	FST 201 - Introduction to Film Production Credits: 3 Prerequisite: FST 200 and FST major. Corequisite: FST 205 . Study and application of cinematic concepts and techniques. Students complete a series of collaborative exercises exploring narrative, documentary, and experimental film forms. Satisfies University Studies V: Explorations Beyond the Classroom. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	FST 204 - The Business of Film Credits: 3 Introduction to business aspects of the motion picture industry, including the life cycle of a film product from development through distribution and marketing. Emphasis on decisions regarding creative development, financing, legal issues, budgeting, scheduling, marketing, and exhibition. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	FST 205 - Introduction to World Cinema Credits: 3 Prerequisite: FST 200 and FST major. Corequisite: FST 201 . Survey of key tendencies in international cinema from the silent era to the present. Case studies include films from Europe, the Soviet Union, Asia, Africa, and the Americas, examined within their historical contexts. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	FST 206 - Perspectives in European Cinema Credits: 3 (FLL 206 ) Survey of selected European cinemas with emphasis on major narrative films and the cultural and historical context from which they derive. Explores the ways in which cinema constructs concepts of national identity and examines whether the cinema of a nation carries distinguishing traces of the nation’s unique history, culture, and ethnic makeup. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	FST 210 - Moviemakers and Scholars Series Credits: 3 This course is designed to teach students a variety of perspectives on filmmaking and film studies. Combining presentations by local and visiting filmmakers with lectures and film screenings conducted by film scholars, the course introduces students to a wide variety of film styles, film scholarship, and professions in the industry. Partially satisfies University Studies II: Approaches and Perspectives/Aesthetic, Interpretive, and Literary Perspectives. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	FST 220 - 3-D Computer Graphics Tools and Literacy Credits: 3 (ART 220 , CSC 220 ) Prerequisite: CSC 105 , CSC 131 or permission of instructor. Project-based approach to learning fundamental principles of 3-D computer graphics using high-level software tools. Modeling of objects, geometrical transformations, surface algorithms, lighting and shading, alternative rendering techniques, and providing background skills necessary to create animated movies. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	FST 230 - Women in Film Credits: 3 (FLL 230 , WGS 230 ) Survey and analysis of films by women filmmakers throughout the world. Diverse film styles, periods, and genres will be represented. Screening and discussion of cinematic works in their original language with English subtitles when needed. Partially satisfies University Studies II: Approaches and Perspectives/Aesthetic, Interpretive, and Literary Perspectives. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	FST 301 - Film Tools and Techniques Credits: 3 Prerequisite: FST 201 or permission of instructor. Instruction in the techniques and technologies of digital filmmaking, including camera, lenses, lighting, grip, sound, and set protocol. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	FST 302 - Intermediate Film Production Credits: 3 Prerequisite: FST 201 or permission of instructor. A comprehensive practicum in motion picture preproduction, production, and post-production, concentrating on documentary, narrative or experimental cinema. May be repeated under different subtitles. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	FST 304 - Legal Issues in Film and Entertainment Law Credits: 3 (BLA 304 ) Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing. Study of the legal issues impacting the film and entertainment industry, including the legal aspects of business organization, contracts, torts, agency, employment law, environmental regulation, and intellectual property rights. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	FST 317 - Writing about Film Credits: 3 (ENG 317 ) Prerequisite or corequisite: FST 205 ; or prerequisite: ENG 204 ; or permission of instructor. Instruction and practice in the techniques of writing essays about film. Writing assignments might include reviews, features, scholarly articles or theoretical essays. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	FST 318 - Screenwriting I: Introduction to Screenwriting Credits: 3 (CRW 318 ) Prerequisite or corequisite: FST 201 ; or prerequisite: PCRW, CRW, and CRW 207 , CRW 208 , or CRW 209 ; or permission of instructor. Theory and practice of screenwriting with an emphasis on the fundamentals of narrative structure. Students write original scripts, including a short screenplay for possible use in FST 495 . Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	FST 320 - Computer Animation Credits: 3 (ART 320 , CSC 320 ) Prerequisite: FST 220 (ART 220 ) (CSC 220 ) or permission of instructor. Basic principles of animation using 3-D computer-generated animation and basic processes for animating synthetic objects through structured exercises. Principles of designing and producing 3-D computer-generated animation through the creation of advanced motion studies. Projects focus on developing higher-level skills in model building, animation and color, and lighting. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	FST 330 - Producing Credits: 3 Prerequisite: FST 201 or permission of instructor. Focuses on duties of a producer through a project “life cycle”: development, financing, pre-production, production, post-production, marketing, and distribution. Emphasizes production management, budgeting, and scheduling. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	FST 331 - Introduction to Editing Credits: 3 Prerequisite or corequisite: FST 201 or permission of instructor. An introduction to the techniques and aesthetics of non-linear motion picture editing. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	FST 332 - Interactive Media Credits: 3 Prerequisite or corequisite: FST 201 or permission of instructor. Instruction in building interactive virtual environments and websites, creating animations, and mixing live video. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	FST 333 - Modes of Animation Production Credits: 3 Prerequisite or corequisite: FST 201 or permission of instructor. Applied instruction in selected animation forms and techniques. Topics might include 2D digital animation, stop-motion/claymation, or cell animation. May be repeated under different subtitles. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	FST 334 - 6x1: Variations on the One-Minute Film Credits: 3 Prerequisite or corequisite: FST 201 or permission of instructor. Instruction and practice in alternative/experimental forms of filmmaking (16mm hand-processing, stop motion animation, cameraless filmmaking, and collage) through the creation of six 1-minute projects. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	FST 335 - Acting for the Camera Credits: 3 (THR 335 ) Prerequisites: THR 231 or THR 332 or permission of instructor. Explores acting techniques particular to the mediums of film and video. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	FST 363 - Producing the Undergraduate Film Magazine Credits: 3 Prerequisite or corequisite: FST 205 or permission of instructor. Writing-intensive seminar in which students serve as the editorial board of an internationally distributed undergraduate film magazine. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	FST 367 - Film Authors Credits: 3 Prerequisite or corequisite: FST 205 or permission of instructor. Study of the films of a major producer, director, screenwriter, or other filmmaker, or group of filmmakers. May be repeated under different subtitles. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.

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ENG 495 - Senior Seminar in Literature

ENG 496 - Senior Seminar in Writing/Rhetoric

ENG 498 - Internship in Writing

ENG 499 - Honors Work In English

EBD 280 - Entrepreneurship for Non-Business Majors

EBD 281 - Creativity and Innovation

EBD 301 - Accounting and Finance for Entrepreneurs

EBD 302 - Growing and Managing the Business

EBD 354 - Managing Innovation and Technology

EBD 380 - Entrepreneurship

EBD 480 - Managing Emerging Ventures

EBD 481 - Entrepreneurial Finance and Valuation

EBD 482 - Global Entrepreneurship and Exporting

EBD 490 - Business Development and Commercialization

EBD 491 - Directed Individual Study

EBD 495 - Topics in Entrepreneurship and Business Development

EBD 498 - Internship in Entrepreneurship and Business Development

EBD 499 - Honors Work in Entrepreneurship and Business Development

EVS 195 - Introduction to Environmental Studies

EVS 205 - Global Environmental Issues

EVS 281 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems in Environmental Sciences

EVS 325 - Environmental Economics

EVS 330 - Natural Resource Economics

EVS 360 - Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management

EVS 361 - History and Philosophy of Natural Resources Management

EVS 362 - Environmental Law

EVS 364 - Natural Resource Policy

EVS 370 - Environmental Psychology

EVS 430 - Tropical Environmental Ecology

EVS 431 - International Field Experience

EVS 440 - Wildlife Field Methods for Conservation

EVS 445 - Environmental Conservation

EVS 450 - Food and the Environment

EVS 451 - Environmental Film

EVS 460 - Environmental Education Technologies

EVS 462 - Seminar in Environmental Law and Policy

EVS 463 - Environmental Education and Interpretation

EVS 470 - Advanced Natural Resource and Wildland Management

EVS 471 - Management of User-Oriented Natural Resource Areas

EVS 472 - Coastal Protected Areas Management

EVS 474 - Wildland Fire Management

EVS 475 - Current Environmental Issues through Film

EVS 476 - Topics and Issues in Sustainability

EVS 477 - Environmental Site Assessment

EVS 478 - Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response

EVS 479 - Introduction to Research Diving

EVS 480 - Undersea Science and Technology

EVS 485 - Special Topics in Advanced Environmental Science

EVS 488 - Forensic Environmental Science

EVS 490 - Senior Project

EVS 491 - Directed Individual Study

EVS 495 - Seminar in Environmental Studies

EVS 496 - Applied Service Learning

EVS 497 - Practicum Environmental Studies

EVS 498 - Internship in Environmental Studies

EVS 499 - Honors Work in Environmental Studies

EVSL 195 - Environmental Studies Lab

EXS 199 - Topics in Exercise Science

EXS 216 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I

EXS 217 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II

EXS 266 - Applications of Computers in Physical Education and Health

EXS 340 - Biomechanics of Sport and Exercise

EXS 342 - Skill Analysis for Sport and Physical Activity

EXS 349 - Physiology of Exercise and Sport

EXS 350 - Motor Behavior

EXS 355 - Measurement and Evaluation of Human Physical Performance

EXS 359 - Research and Evaluation in Health, Physical Education and Health

EXS 379 - Sport, Physical Activity and the Law

EXS 410 - Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning

EXS 440 - Selected Topics Exercise Science

EXS 460 - Sport and Exercise Psychology

EXS 470 - Exercise Prescription and Assessment: Healthy Population

EXS 471 - Exercise Prescription and Assessment: Special Populations

EXS 472 - Exercise for Cancer Rehabilitation and Survivorship